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Al Gore Delivers Economic Policy Speech at Brookings

U.S. Politics, Federal Budget, U.S. Economy, Elections, Politics

Event Summary

Former Vice President Al Gore delivered a speech on economic policy issues at the Brookings Institution five weeks before the 2002 mid-term congressional and gubernatorial elections.

Event Information

When

Wednesday, October 02, 2002
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Where

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Map

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

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With this economic policy speech and a recent speech in San Francisco criticizing the Bush administration's policies on the war against terrorism, a possible invasion of Iraq, and other foreign policy issues, Gore will have addressed the principal issues facing voters.

Since the end of the contested 2000 presidential election, Al Gore has taught at Columbia University, Fisk University, and Middle Tennessee State University. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, and in 1984 was elected to U.S. Senate. Before earning the Democratic nomination for president in 2000, he was a candidate for the nomination in 1988.

Transcript

MR. ROBERT LITAN: Good morning. I'm Robert Litan and I'm Vice President and Director of Economic Studies here at the Brookings Institution. On behalf of our President, Strobe Talbott, who unfortunately could not be here today and all the Brookings family I want to welcome all of you here as part of our distinguished lecture series.

I have the honor and the privilege of introducing to you today our guest speaker who frankly needs no introduction since he is one of the most recognized figures in the United States.

Al Gore received the most votes of the American people of any candidate for President—[Applause]—in the year 2000.

He was Vice President of the United States for eight years and by all accounts was one of the nation's most effective Vice Presidents ever.

Now I confess I'm a bit biased in this assessment because I used to work for him and also the Clinton/Gore Administration, but I'll stick to my guns and still claim that history will treat his tenure as Vice President extremely kindly.

Before serving as Vice President you all know that Mr. Gore had a very distinguished record in the Senate and the House, and our journalists out there in the audience know that Mr. Gore used to be one of all of you before he decided to an object of your attention.

The Vice President will speak to us today on pressing economic issues before the nation. The plan is very simple. He will speak from his prepared remarks and then take questions for a limited period of time until he has to leave for a previously scheduled appointment.

Everything is on the record.

Mr. Vice President, we are honored that you have decided to return to Brookings and I personally am honored and glad that you've come back to see us all here.

I give you the Honorable Al Gore.


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